Evil Looms: Delilah—Weaver of Wicked Wiles

In this essay, I argue that weaving functions as more than a literary flourish in Judges 16 in that it reflects widespread androcentric cultural stereotypes concerning female sexuality, deception, and entrapment. I further posit that these associations find linguistic support in the tale's sust...

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Autor principal: Noegel, Scott B. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Catholic Biblical Association of America 2017
En: The catholic biblical quarterly
Año: 2017, Volumen: 79, Número: 2, Páginas: 187-204
Otras palabras clave:B Entrapment
B Delilah
B Mimesis
B Deception
B Sexuality
B weave
B Samson
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:In this essay, I argue that weaving functions as more than a literary flourish in Judges 16 in that it reflects widespread androcentric cultural stereotypes concerning female sexuality, deception, and entrapment. I further posit that these associations find linguistic support in the tale's sustained and often clever engagement with the language of weaving. Taken in its entirety, the concantenation of weaving imagery and vocabulary evokes said stereotypes to enhance the story's erotic and foreboding atmosphere.
ISSN:2163-2529
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2017.0041